Who we are?
Townrootz was founded by Oakland residents Anthony Wilson and Vincent Hayes. We interview locals with interesting stories. This includes business leaders, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and nonprofits. We like telling stories that may get missed by other media. Our goal is to find the best of Oakland and share it with you.
We each have our own separate podcasts. Upon learning about the “geo-local” podcast genre, we believed this would be great for Oakland so we decided to team up.
No matter if you live in the Town, do business here, or are visiting, there is something here for you. This podcast is a way to share the people, businesses, organizations, places, and events that make Oakland special.
Why we do this?
Both of us are Oakland residents and believe there are many stories that never get told, people never highlighted. Upon learning about geo-local podcasts on our own podcast journeys, we discussed teaming up to do a show for Oakland.
When COVID hit in the spring of 2020, we saw so many small businesses getting hit hard and decided this could be a way to get their stories out. We started reaching out for interviews and the response was OVERWHELMING! Literally, no one said NO.
At that point, we felt we may be on to something. We hope this serves as a way for you to find out about new local stuff and support our fellow residents.
We are here to serve you!